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If you’re an A-list celebrity or a head of state, there’s a good chance you’ve sampled chef Art Smith’s fried chicken, biscuits and hummingb...

The first Brandy Melville in Illinois outside of Chicago is set to open in a west suburb this summer. Best known for their California-in...

A “security incident” impacting a popular classroom software caused issues for students at schools across the U.S. on Thursday, including Ch...

Road closures and heavy traffic were expected to continue on DuSable Lake Shore Drive and in Chicago’s Edgewater and Rogers Park neighborhoo...

An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, with h...

Metra trains on the Union Pacific North line were halted Thursday afternoon after a train struck a flatbed trailer carrying a cold milling m...

A 65-year-old Chicago man was struck and killed while in Los Angeles for last month’s Cubs-Dodgers series, authorities say. According to...

An immigration judge has ordered the release of a Chicago teen’s parents from custody so they can reunite with him as he battles terminal ca...

Multiple popular pantry snacks and frozen meals are part of a nationwide recall due to potential salmonella contamination, with the latest p...

Memorial services for fallen Chicago police officer John Bartholomew begin Thursday, with major traffic impacts expected on DuSable Lake Sho...

The Chicago area woke up to a cold Thursday morning, with temperatures as low as 29 degrees in some parts and a frost advisory in place....

An 18-year-old Chicago native battling terminal cancer is making an emotional plea from his bed in Durango, Mexico: he wants to see his pare...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report.Two teens were charged in connection with a northwest suburban sc...

A Chicago Cubs fan got a new lease on life when a White Sox fan donated his kidney to her in 2020, and they were both honored prior to a gam...

Anjanette Young, a social worker who became a police reform advocate after an infamous botched raid on her home in 2019, is one step closer...

Arlington Heights is the focus of the oft-debated Bears megaprojects legislation. But tucked into the massive bill – several provisions that...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. Chicago officials are warning “severe traffic congestion and del...

The tears flowed as soon as Bryson Graham got the call from the Chicago Bulls. Once they stopped, he turned his attention to the task at han...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and from dealing with difficult stories like ongoing wars and gun violence, it can be a tough time and...

Beachgoers may notice changes at several lakefront parking lots citywide this summer as the city rolls out a new “modernized” payment manage...

Six students were rushed to area hospitals after they apparently ingested THC-infused gummies at a suburban school Wednesday. According to...

When “Chicago Today” co-host Matt Rodrigues posted footage of his experience trying to film a segment with a group of children on “Bring You...

The Chicago area has had to deal with some unseasonably cool temperatures in May, and that pattern will continue overnight with a frost advi...

A local woman earned a $1 million Illinois Lottery prize after the scratch-off game she originally wanted to play was sold out.The anony...

An infant was airlifted to a local hospital after they were discovered unresponsive at a suburban daycare Tuesday morning. According to...